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Sep 16, 1882 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Died on 23 Sep 1940 (aged 58)
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About Robert Hichens Sailor
- Robert Hichens (16 September 1882 – 23 September 1940) was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912.
- He was one of six quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the ship's wheel when the Titanic struck the iceberg.
- He was in charge of Lifeboat #6, where he refused to return to rescue people from the water according to several accounts of those on the boat, including Margaret Brown, who argued with him throughout the early morning.
- In 1906, he married Florence Mortimore in Devon, England; when he registered for duty aboard the Titanic, his listed address was in Southampton, where he lived with his wife and two children.
